Table 7 Correlation between number of relapses and different brain stem, cerebellum volumetric MRI measurements

Medulla (cm³)

− 0.402

0.009*

Pons (cm³)

− 0.475

0.001*

Midbrain (cm³)

− 0.213

0.132

Whole brain stem (cm³)

− 0.657

< 0.001*

Left-cerebellum-white-matter (cm³)

− 0.187

0.324

Left-cerebellum- grey matter (cm³)

− 0.661

< 0.001*

Right-cerebellum-white-matter (cm³)

− 0.303

0.102

Right-cerebellum-grey matter (cm³)

− 0.655

< 0.001*